Taskmaster Series 20 Contestants Revealed

Ania Magliano – Maisie Adam – Phil Ellis – Reece Shearsmith – Sanjeev Bhaskar Obe 

As the BAFTA and Rose d’Or winning television series celebrates its 10th anniversary on our screens, Taskmaster has revealed the brand-new line-up of comedians who will take part in the 20th series of the international hit show. The almighty Taskmaster Greg Davies and his faithful admin keeper Alex Horne have gathered some of the most brilliant and eclectic comedy minds and assigned them one mission: to become a Taskmaster Champion.                                                                                       

Preparing themselves to step into the spotlight and get tasking are; critically-acclaimed breakthrough comic Ania Magliano (Live at the Apollo) comedian and presenter Maisie Adam (A League Of Their Own), award-winning comic Phil Ellis (Phil Ellis is Trying), BAFTA-winning writer, actor, and comedian Reece Shearsmith (Inside No.9), and actor, writer, and television presenter Sanjeev Bhaskar (Goodness Gracious Me). Who out of these brave individuals will outwit their comrades and impress the Taskmaster the most? 

Executive Producers for the series are Alex Horne, Richard Allen-Turner, Rob Aslett, James Taylor, Jon Thoday and Andy Devonshire (The Apprentice and The Great British Bake Off), who also acts as Series Director, while Andy Cartwright is Series Producer. Commissioned for Channel 4 Head of Live Events, Tom Beck. 

Stream Taskmaster on Channel4.com, and watch the new series on Channel 4 later this year.